Arkansas e-signature and notarization law

Arkansas's electronic signature law: the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Ark. Acts 2001, No. 905 (S.B. 159)). Electronic signatures are also valid under the federal ESIGN Act for most transactions. Some documents are excluded, such as wills, divorce and adoption documents, court orders and certain official notices.

The fuller federal list is in our guide to e-signing in the United States.

What Arkansas's e-signature law does not cover

Act 905 of 2001 states that it is an enactment of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. As enacted, its section 3 says the Act does not apply to:

• Laws on making and executing wills, codicils and testamentary trusts.
• The Uniform Commercial Code, other than Sections 4-1-107 and 4-1-206, Chapter 2 and Chapter 2A.

These exclusions are described here as the 2001 Act enacted them.

Remote online notarization in Arkansas

Remote online notarization: allowed in Arkansas since April 29, 2021.

Act 1047 of 2021 amended the Arkansas Electronic Notary Public Act. The Arkansas Secretary of State summarizes it this way: it allows Arkansas eNotaries in good standing to perform remote notarization when an approved solution provider is used. The Act added Section 21-14-309, on the online notarization process.

Act 1047 carried an emergency clause, so it became effective on the date the Governor approved it, April 29, 2021.

The Secretary of State sets out the practical rules:

• The notary must be physically located in Arkansas, but the signer may be located outside the state.
• The solution provider must retain the recording of the remote notarial act for five years.
• To become an eNotary, a person must be an Arkansas notary in good standing and complete the online application for an electronic notary commission.
• Once commissioned as an eNotary, there are no additional registration requirements to perform remote online notarizations.

SignAndGo doesn't notarize documents. A commissioned notary does that, using a remote notarization platform where the state allows it.

Where to read Arkansas's law

• Electronic signatures: Ark. Acts 2001, No. 905 (S.B. 159), exclusions at § 3(b).
• Remote notarization: the Arkansas Electronic Notary Public Act, Ark. Code § 21-14-301 et seq., as amended by Act 1047 of 2021 (SB 340).

Checked against Arkansas's published law on November 2, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.